Thatcher Street Oldham
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (OL8), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29405640.
- Sales: 39 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £100,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 5, E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashton-Under-Lyne, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 200 m away, and Alexandra Park (22 hectares) is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 167 to 173 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oldham Medical Services, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 29% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £103,975 | £78,000 | £129,950 |
| 2019 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £69,250 | £65,000 | £73,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £77,750 | £61,500 | £94,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £87,500 | £75,000 | £100,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £66,000 | £65,000 | £67,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | 25 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2023 | 7 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £172,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 2022 | 29 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £91,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jan 2022 | 29 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £87,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jun 2021 | 5 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £81,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Dec 2020 | 23 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £96,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 May 2020 | 15 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £129,950 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Apr 2020 | 13 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 13 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2018 | 27 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £64,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 17 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £73,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 3 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2017 | 13 OL8 2JX | Other | £58,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 4 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 25 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £61,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 May 2015 | 9 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £94,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2014 | 11 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £38,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 6 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Nov 2008 | 23 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Apr 2008 | 27 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2007 | 13 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £67,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Feb 2007 | 19 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2006 | 4 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £76,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 6 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jun 2004 | 11 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £31,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Oct 2003 | 1 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £27,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jun 2003 | 7 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £49,950 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Sep 2002 | 21 OL8 2JX | Semi-detached | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Mar 2002 | 13 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Apr 2000 | 3 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £30,750 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Apr 2000 | 6 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £34,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 25 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £22,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 1999 | 19 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £26,500 | Leasehold. |
| 14 May 1999 | 25 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 1997 | 1 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £29,995 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jan 1997 | 15 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £16,100 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 1996 | 9 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £24,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 1 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £28,850 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 1995 | 6 OL8 2JX | Terraced | £15,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 73 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (8); House, mid-terrace (8). Built: 1900-1929 (10); 1930-1949 (4); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Oldham in 2026-27: Band D £2,602 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,735 | £2,024 | £2,313 | £2,602 | £3,181 | £3,759 | £4,337 | £5,204 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (71% of about 1,420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Thatcher and Belgrave Street: up to 19 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Corner of Wallshaw St, Oldham, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Greenfield Conservative Club, Chew Valley Rd, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Tanners Fold, Fitton Hill, Oldham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Schofield Street, Ashton Road and Copsterhill Road, Oldham (Phase 2): up to 25 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Birshaw Farm, Oldham Rd, Shaw, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Former High Barn Resource Centre, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW: up to 30 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL8 2JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| OL8 2AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 167 m and 173 m above sea level (171 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL8 2AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL8 2JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belgrave Avenue Hathershaw | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Mumps Interchange | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Southgate Street Car Park | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.1 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldham Medical Services | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chemist Corner Internet Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Marjory Lees Dental Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Fitton Hill Police Post | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Costcutter Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Alexandra Park 22 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lees Recreation Ground 9.0 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,230 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 600 m (0.4 miles) north. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hathershaw Hall and Hathershaw Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Greenacres Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snipe Clough | Valley | 180 m east |
| Deanshut Clough | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The Orchard | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| The Rock | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Little Bankfield Clough | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the street's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Oldham: see them on the Oldham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Medlock Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broadfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 11–16 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Greenhill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coppice Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Alt Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaf's Newsagents OL8 2JR | Retailers - other | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Al Fatah Foods Ltd OL8 2JP | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Linda Lewis Kitchens Ltd OL8 2JP | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Sakhi Cash and Carry OL8 2JP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Golden Phoenix OL8 2PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Green Chilli OL8 2PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Cafe on the Green Oldham OL8 2PB | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Green Supermarket OL8 2PB | Retailers - other | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Fitton Hill Post Office OL8 2PB | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2022 |
| Essa Food Oldham Ltd OL8 1PQ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Belgrave Road · Thornby Avenue · Keswick Avenue · Ashville Court · Belgrave Avenue · Fitton Hill Road · Sportsmans Drive · Burley Crescent · Wellbank Close · Wainsford Walk · Groby Street · Kinloch Gardens
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.